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EU ‘Needs More Time’ Over Boris Johnson’s Brexit Deal
The European Union Presidency said it’s unlikely to strike a deal with the U.K. this week, dimming U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s hopes of avoiding another delay to Brexit. Antti Rinne, premier of Finland -- which currently has the rotating presidency of the EU -- said the two sides need more time to reach an agreement before leaders meet in Brussels for a summit Thursday. “If there is a possibility to negotiate after the Council meeting, it would be so,” Rinne told reporters in Helsinki. Johnson repeatedly pledged to “get Brexit done” by Oct 31., as he spoke in Parliament on Monday following a ... (full story)